Part 2 Chapter 38 Summary

Pi cannot believe that the ship has sunk. There had been no indication that things were going to go so terribly wrong. After a couple of days at sea, the ship had landed in Manila for new cargo food and some repairs. According to his brother, Ravi, there was some problem with the engines. However, after 2 days the ship sailed again and for 4 days the family went about caring for the animals on the ship by day and sleeping soundly by night. Early in the morning of the fourth day Pi awakened with a start, as if there had been an explosion. He climbed out of his bunk and decided to go exploring. At first he just noticed a storm raging. Then he noticed the pitch of the ship. He scrambled to return below deck and went down one level to find rising water blocking...